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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Teaching of the course in full-time form includes the following topics on a weekly basis: 1. Introduction to the seminar, introduction to the course, formulation of partial tasks. 2. Presentation of bachelor thesis topics (topic, sources, literature, method, breakdown of thesis, problems) 3-4. The nature of the professional text, its principles, types and requirements 5. Qualifying thesis as a specific type of professional text (main principles, components, typical shortcomings) 6. Bachelor thesis - analysis of specific examples (examples of "bad and good" examples, typical problems) 7. Presentation of the results of professional work (principles, requirements, resources, typical shortcomings) 8. Principles of professional speaking (principles and means of presentation, typical shortcomings) 9. Presentation of bachelor thesis as a specific type of professional speech 10-14. Practice of defence, evaluation, discussion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The main aim of the course is to lead students to the successful completion and defence of their bachelor thesis. The course aims to provide students with as much support as possible for the task at hand, while at the same time partially checking and correcting their progress. The course itself is implemented in three specific levels. Within this framework, the course will first focus students' attention on the issue of the professional (historical) text, in the context of which the structure and nature of the individual parts of the bachelor's thesis will be discussed in more general terms. In addition to the general characteristics, critical work with specific materials in the form of different types (and levels) of professional texts and selected examples of already completed qualification papers will be an essential part of the teaching. Students will thus become familiar in considerable detail with the content, methods, literature and source criticism in the recommended studies and model bachelor theses. Another part of the course will be oriented towards direct support of the completion of the Bachelor's thesis. The basis for this stage will be individual and group tutorials and discussion blocks in which students will present the results of their research work and the problems that had to be overcome. They evaluate the work of their colleagues through discussion, thus verifying the quality and relevance of the results achieved and the way they were formulated. The last area, which is implemented within the course, focuses exclusively on the preparation of the actual defence of the qualification thesis, or more generally the spoken form of presentation of the results of professional research activities. Here the student should obtain a suitable basis for the presentation and quality formulation of the overall concept of his/her research performance, his/her own methodology of processing and, above all, the significance of the results achieved. Within the framework of repeated model discussion over the results of his/her own qualification work and the work of his/her fellow students, the student should acquire the general principles and principles of conducting a professional debate, he/she should be prepared not only to defend the results of his/her research performance, but also to lead and direct the discussion.
During the course, the student will deepen his/her disposition for independent production of a professional (historical) text. He/she will be equipped with the knowledge of its formal and substantive requirements, which he/she will be able to translate into the concrete elaboration of the text when completing the bachelor's thesis. At the same time, he/she will be guided to be able to orally present the concrete results of his/her professional work and defend them in a discussion. In a more general dimension, he/she will acquire the prerequisites for defending the concept of the research procedure and the overall methodology of the research topic.
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Prerequisites
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The student will acquire the following competencies: - Reflect the principles of written professional historical text in a broad framework, and be able to respect these principles at least at a basic level and use them in a functional way in the production of their own professional text. - master and use a wide range of content and formal requirements that are specifically related to the formulation of a historically oriented professional text (work with professional literature, its evaluation, citation of sources and literature, etc.) - is aware of the ethical principles of professional scientific work - possesses basic skills of professional speaking (especially content and preparation of materials in the form of a functional presentation) - in a more general dimension, acquire the broader prerequisites for a meaningful and functional defence of the concept of research procedure and the overall methodology of the research topic.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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The basis for awarding credit is mainly active participation in the course (attendance, participation in the discussion). Completion of continuous assignments (evaluation of samples of professional text, model bachelor theses, presentations, ability to lead a discussion).
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Recommended literature
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D. HOLOUŠOVÁ. Jak psát diplomové a závěrečné práce. Olomouc, 1999.
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S. ČMEJKROVÁ, F. DANEŠ, J. SVĚTLÁ. Jak napsat odborný text. null. Praha, 1999. ISBN null.
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U. ECO. Jak napsat diplomovou práci. Olomouc, 1997.
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